Condiment distributer



Jan. 19, MURRAY CONDIMENT DISTRIBUTER Filed May 3, 1950 INVENTOR.

4 a e I MURRAY ATTORNEYS Patented Jan. 19, 1954 V f 2,666,554

ATEN OFFICE. 7 2,666,554 .nonnmmn'r msgnggprng ste s; artha Application May 3 1950, SeriaINQ- 159,816

' 1 1 7 1 invention relates vto condimen hqlders, and, more particularly; to new and iufi fiu proveme'ntsiin .distrihuters forcondimehtd, such as salt and p p er'."

one of the principal .objects of the present 5 invention is to provide a ,salt or pepper shaker of novel design and wherein a base member .eoacts a removable dispensing receptacle in a fashion which enables easy dissociation .of the respective parts sohhatthe dispensing receptacle ma =be filldand refilled with a minimum .of I I efiort. a 393m ha 39. @9111 the bct ozh thereo Another object is to provide a condiment disthe receptacle is wedged in the base so that when tr-ibuter, whieliis desireed tov enable their fi i ie tihuter sed to sus ens a condim thereof-from a conventional commercial condire no displacement of th parts relative ment container, it being borne in mind that iQ 9 .hh iherc hir fiehhhi en hes a .5 J ll t e ho low ht rie 5 of t e her. e whi h :1 i dis o ed slidah in th hath he s at and e dl a ih y- In thi conhe qhth he i the .h hmc ahd th said c ta e mmh i me a d q re pch h the ta'e 6 and slot 3 o the bas the usual commercial condiment contamrs are EIhe receptacle provided with a hollow vi i fe th rate?hhhe he e 'A' further object of the invention isito provide a cgndiniilgn ibuter'formedof two-parts id .15 11 .1 ed. A plurality of dispensing oriwhichengag one nother frictionally and which ,9 .8 1? provided in the receptacle which ene arran ed .s that un esi abl i l cem abl :hcw Q; :ea ticles o co iment from of tli'paft's wifh ispeat ta orie anothr'isniinchahgher through the apertures 53, and which imizei a said orifices. mmunipate with atmosphere at tacl Ih re ptacle 4 9 the to o the as 2 n e ied t h ndle :1 to A F eer-to .fac tate use hamber it chair to t e. tap ed wall 5 f the enta le hitcltthhhthe condiment to be disin each f the several views As illustrated, the bottom of the receptacle and.

Ref rrin to the drawings; the bottom of the base are flush with one an- Fig 1 a perspective iew of the distributer other, but may be desirable the tWO not Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view of the disbe flushexample, the b to of h ptributer, taken through the handle tacle may be inserted within the base member Fig 3 i a rear elevational iew of the dis SO the of the distribute): is Supported tributersolely by the bottom of the said base.

Fig 4 is a sectional View taken on line In order to utilize the present invention, the of Fig distrlbuter is grasped by the fingerhold, formed Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the base memby inverted, and t e condiment is her. h n dlspensed from chamber 8 through aper- 6 is a sectional View, taken on line tures 9 by action of gravity. In order to refill the of Fig receptacle 4, the same is removed from the ba Fig. 7 is a perspective view of the receptacle by Shdable relative mOVement 0f the p cle member relative to the base from the bottom of the base.

As illustrated in the drawings, the distributer Salt or other condiment is then poured into the is formed of wood and the outer perimeter thereof chamber a, which has a comparatively large may still carry its natural bark in order to give Opemng, When filled, e r eptacle is ina rustic oodcraft appearance thereto Obvi Serted intO the base from the bOttOm ously, the distributer may be formed of mat thereof and wedged frictionally therein so that rials other than wood; such as metal, plastic, or the filling p ng of chamber 8 is enclosed and the mm covered by the base.

The device consists essentially of 1 11 base The present invention lends itself to distribumember 2, having a slot 3 extending from top to hers having the pp ar nce of handcraft and bottom thereof. Disposed within the base memas p ev ously noted, may be formed of wood her is a receptacle, indicated generally at 4, having natural bark in order to lend an artisti 1. A condiment distributer comprising the combination of a hollow base member and receptacle member having an opencondiment chamber, said receptacle member wedged slida bly in said base member, said base'member surrounding a portion of said receptacle member and enclosing the open condiment chamber thereof, said receptacle member having dispensing apertures therein in communication with said condiment chamber and extending to one end of said receptacle member remote from said base member and communicating to atmosphere.

2. A condiment distributer according to claim 1 and wherein the hollow portion of said base is tapered from bottom to top and said receptacle is tapered correspondingly whereby when said receptacle is disposed slidably in said base said receptacle is wedged therein to prevent movement of said base and receptacle relative to one another in one direction but not in another direction.

3. A condiment distributer according to claim 1 and wherein the hollow portion of said base is tapered from bottom to topand said receptacle is tapered correspondingly whereby when said receptacle is disposed slidably in said base said receptacle is wedged therein to prevent movement of said base and receptacle relative to one another in one direction but not in another direction, and said receptacle is provided witha handle a portion of which is disposed above the top of said base member.

4. A distributer for condiments, comprising a hollow; base member having a tapered slot through the walls thereof, a receptacle member slidably positioned within said hollow base 7 4 member, the exterior of said receptacle and the interior of said base being tapered correspondingly so that the receptacle is wedged in said base to prevent movement of the receptacle relative to the base in one direction while not in the opposite direction, said receptacle member having a hollow condiment receiving chamber formed therein adjacent one end thereof, and with dispensing apertures communicating with said condiment chamber and atmosphere, and wherein said receptacle member is provided with a handle member tapered correspondingly to the .wallsof said base member whereby the'handle memberuis positioned slidably in said slot and engaged frictionally by the walls thereof.

5; 'A-condiment distributor comprising an annular ibase having a tapered bore and a receptacle member having a, complementary external taper arranged to nest within said base, said receptaclememberbeing provided with a chamber and a dispensing aperture communicating between said chamber and one end of said receptacle member, said receptacle member being removable from saidbase by movement in a direction toward the thick end of said receptacle member.

6. A distributor according to claim 5 in which said receptacle member is formed with an enlarged aperture extending from a portion of the external tapered surface into said chamber, said aperture being closed when said receptacle memher is nested insaid base.

'7. A distributor according to claim 5 in which said base is provided with a slottapered in correspondence with the taper of its bore and said receptacle member is provided'with a handle tapered correspondingly to the walls of said base and substantially filling said slot when said receptacle member and base are nested.

' GEORGE MURRAY.

Binon Jan. 14,1941 

